A hit-maker for more than a quarter-century, he was a Country Music Hall of Famer and a three-time Grammy winner whose best-loved singles included "A Satisfied Mind," "Misery Loves Company" and "Green, Green Grass of Home."

His syndicated television show allowed him to serve as an ambassador for the genre, and it proved invaluable in spreading the fame of Wagoner's hand-picked "girl singer," Dolly Parton, with whom he had hit duets including "Just Someone I Used To Know" and "Making Plans."

In the studio, he was an innovator who tweaked traditional country arrangements and found fresh sounds in a genre that often tugs against change.

Click the 1967 photo of Wagoner above to look through a career-spanning set of photos in tribute. Read more about his life in The Tennessean's Porter Wagoner obituary.